Galapagos Species Database
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Naesiotus eschariferus ventrosus
Caracol terrestre endémico de Galápagos, Naesiotus land snail
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Stylommatophora
Suborder
Sigmurethra
Superfamily
Orthalicoidea
Family
Orthalicidae
Genus
Naesiotus
Species
eschariferus
Subspecies
ventrosus
Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa
Subgenus: Naesiotus Previously: Bulimulus eschariferus Currently accepted: Naesiotus eschariferus
Origin: Endemic
- Breure, A. S. H. Borrero F. J. (2008) An annotated checklist of the land snail family Orthalicidae (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Orthalicoidea) in Ecuador, with notes on the distribution of the mainland species Breure A. S. H. & Borrero F. J. (2008). "An annotated checklist of the land snail family Orthalicidae (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Orthalicoidea) in Ecuador, with notes on the distribution of the mainland species. Zootaxa 1768: 1-40
- Smith, A.G. (1964) Land snails of the Galápagos. In: Bowman, R.I. (ed.): The Galápagos. Proc. Symposia G.I.S.P., Univ. Calif. Press, Berkeley: 240-251.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Naesiotus eschariferus ventrosus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7421. Accessed 4 November 2026.